Translanguaging as a strategy for navigating multilingualism in peri-urban preschool classrooms

Background: Language discussions have historically focused on the power dynamics between dominant and indigenous languages. This has generated discontent and contention on which language should rule the educational sector. The national language policy of South Africa mandates the use of all language...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	South African Journal of Childhood Education
Main Authors:	Sibongile J. Mahan, Nkidi C. Phatudi, Matshediso R. Modise
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 2024-08-01
Subjects:	translanguaging practitioner support language development multilingualism.
Online Access:	https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/1478

Similar Items

Examining Students’ Perspectives on Pedagogical Translanguaging in the Multilingual Classroom Context
by: Soniya Antony, et al.
Published: (2024-06-01)

Multilingualism & Translanguaging: A Review of Translanguaging Practices in the Linguistically Diverse Indonesian EFL Classrooms
by: Dwi Budidarma Sutrisno
Published: (2023-07-01)

TO TRANSLANGUAGE OR NOT TO TRANSLANGUAGE? THE MULTILINGUAL PRACTICE IN AN INDONESIAN EFL CLASSROOM
by: Rasman Rasman
Published: (2018-01-01)

Translanguaging space and translanguaging practices in multilingual Russian-speaking families
by: Sviatlana Karpava, et al.
Published: (2021-12-01)

Translanguaging as an act of emancipation: Rethinking assessment tools in multilingual pedagogy in South Africa
by: Vimbai Mbirimi-Hungwe
Published: (2021-09-01)

Teachers’ and students’ perceptions on the role of translanguaging in a multilingual classroom
by: Ajla Doljančić
Published: (2025-02-01)

Good practices of pedagogical translanguaging: A global overview of emergence, development, and classroom applications
by: Annamária Kacsur
Published: (2024-11-01)

A Multilingual Turn: Translanguaging by Design Activity in an EFL Context
by: Kufakunesu Zano
Published: (2022-04-01)

Foreword: translanguaging LPP
by: Li Wei
Published: (2022-10-01)

MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION IN K-POP: A TRANSLANGUAGING EXPLORATION OF WAYV'S YOUTUBE CONTENT
by: Andina Rahma Alifa, et al.
Published: (2024-06-01)

Among English, Indonesian and local language: Translanguaging practices in an Indonesian EFL classroom
by: Nihta V. F. Liando, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

Insights from think-alouds on how multilingual learners engage in translanguaging in a multilingual science assessment
by: Alexis A. López
Published: (2025-10-01)

Translanguaging Practices of a Multiethnic and Multilingual Deaf Family in a Raciolinguistic World and Beyond
by: Anna Lim
Published: (2022-12-01)

The role of translanguaging in the multilingual turn: Driving philosophical and conceptual renewal in language education
by: Josh Prada, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

Review of Current Research on Translanguaging as a Communicative Practice of Multilinguals
by: N. V. Golovko, et al.
Published: (2021-07-01)

Multilingualism in the Canadian Educational Context: Identity, Belonging, and Translanguaging Pedagogies
by: Ahmad Zirak Ghazani
Published: (2025-06-01)

Multilingual, Multimodal, and Multidisciplinary: Deaf Students and Translanguaging in Content Area Classes
by: Jessica Scott, et al.
Published: (2023-02-01)

Perceptions and practices of translanguaging in academic writing: insights from Saudi multilingual learners and their instructor
by: Ahmed Hamad Aldafas
Published: (2025-12-01)

Accommodating Learners’ Multilingual Capabilities in an English First Additional Language Classroom
by: Kufakunesu Zano
Published: (2022-07-01)

Translanguaging as a L2 learning strategy
by: David Padilla Góngora, et al.
Published: (2016-07-01)

Translanguaging and Decolonisation in South African Higher Education: Embracing Multilingual Pedagogies
by: Vimbai Mbirimi-Hungwe, et al.
Published: (2024-10-01)

Translanguaging as a Strategy for Supporting Multilingual Learners’ Social Emotional Learning
by: Juyoung Song, et al.
Published: (2022-07-01)

Translanguaging Practices of Multilingual Learners of German
by: Annabell Sahr
Published: (2020-02-01)

Translanguaging in the Communicative Practice of Buyers and Sellers in Traditional Market
by: Munirah Munirah, et al.
Published: (2021-09-01)

Introduction to the special issue: On the transgressive nature of translanguaging pedagogies
by: Josh Prada, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

Language, translanguaging, and epistemic justice: Multilingual learning across the curriculum
by: Caroline Kerfoot
Published: (2024-07-01)

Leveraging students’ prewriting: Translanguaging in Indonesian higher education context
by: Retnowaty Retnowaty
Published: (2025-02-01)

The Efficacy of Translanguaging in Selected South African Mathematics and Science Intermediate Phase Classrooms
by: Shalom Nokuthula Ndhlovana, et al.
Published: (2023-07-01)

Translanguaging Framework for Deaf Education
by: Kimberly Wolbers, et al.
Published: (2023-02-01)

Olowalu Review: Developing identity through translanguaging in a multilingual literary magazine
by: Alex Josef Kasula
Published: (2016-07-01)

Translanguaging in English Language Teaching: Perceptions of Teachers and Students
by: Natalia Vasilievna Chicherina, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01)

Translanguaging in Family Communication
by: Janka Szilágyi, et al.
Published: (2023-09-01)

The Invisible Multilingualism of Post-Soviet Migration as a Challenge to the Theory of Translanguaging
by: Erzhen V. Khilkhanova, et al.
Published: (2023-09-01)

“And then the English will come”. Envisioning a Critical Multilingual Education for the ELT classroom
by: Eleni Louloudi
Published: (2024-04-01)

Multidialectal and multilingual translanguaging in L2 Arabic classrooms: teachers’ beliefs vs. actual practices
by: Hazem Kawafha, et al.
Published: (2023-05-01)

Translanguaging Practices in Tertiary Education: A Focus on Types & Pedagogical Functions
by: Putu Agung Wawan Widyasastrena, et al.
Published: (2025-01-01)

Translanguaging for epistemic access to Computer Science concepts: A call for change
by: Mbirimi-Hungwe, Vimbai, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01)

Pedagogical translanguaging in English classrooms: Teachers’ and students’ experiences in a Thai secondary school
by: Apiwit Pawapootanon, et al.
Published: (2025-06-01)

The Unheard Story of a Last-Mile Teacher: Translanguaging in English Language Teaching
by: Sonny Villamor
Published: (2025-04-01)

Integrating Multilingual Practices in Content and Language(s) Integrated Learning: a Survey of Research on Teachers' Perspective
by: Francesca D'Angelo
Published: (2024-10-01)